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tribes. The northern portion of the
territory is occupied by the Esqui.
maux, who are tall, athletic peo-
pie and totally different in their hab-
its from others. The Chflkats oc-
cupy the inland country further south
and are the least civilized Of any. They
are a very religious people with wor-
ship much like the fetich worship Of
some African tribes. They never under
take anything without previously going
through some sort of religious ceremony.
They dwell in houses.
The T'linkets do not appear to be true
Indians, but are rather Of an Asiatic type.
They are civilized people and cling faith
fully to the religion taught them by the
Russians, even observing all feast days
and holidays.
The Indians Of Alaska are undoubt-
edly different race of people from
those who dwell further east. The
Tlinkets strongly resemble the Japanese
in personal appearance. Their features
and compilations are strongly Asiatic,
and in addition to this fact they have
marked skill in carving and other work
characteristic Of the Japanese.
There are two well-authenticated in
stances of Japanese junks being carried
by the Japan current to the northwest
coast of North America. One of them
landed on the Sandwich Islands and the
other, about the year 1885, on Queen
Charlotte Island, British Columbia. The
Japanese who were aboard the latter junk
were taken to England and afterward
sent back to Japan. There is theory
among ethnologists that the whole Arctic
region was peopled in this way. The
Esquimaux of Greenland and the
Tchuktchis Of Alaska are said to resemble
each other and to have similar customs,
implements and language. Whatever
may have been the origin Of the Alas.
kans, they are certainly superior race
of people and readily yieldto the infu-
ences of civilization.
Slavery is still common among the in.
terror tribes. When a slave-owner dies
his slaves are killed in order that they
may accompany him to spirit-land
When new house is erected it is Gus.
tomary to slay female slaves and place
their bodies beneath the posts which
serve to support 1t. Infant girls ar
bought by those who have infant
sons, and they are then brought up al
husband and wife from childhood. Ole
women are frequently tortured to death
upon the accusation of being witches
On account of these cruelties the motheN
frequently kill their female offspring tc
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his "Home, Sweet Home" died in Athens,
Ga, recently. 1t is claimed that the
original copy of "Home, Sweet Home"
was buried with her, as it was interlined
with love declarations from Payne which
the lady did not wish to have fall under
the eyes of the public. She had been
offered large sums for the manuscript,
but always declined to part with it.
Miss Harden passed her seventy. eighth
year ON her last birthday. Probably not
half dozen persons outside Athens
knew that the quiet little home ON Han
cock avenue held the remarkable lady,
and many residents of Athens even had
lost sight of this aged and unobtrusive
person. Her father was General Harden,
Of Savannah. He was wealthy and infu-
ential, and prominent in social circles
and In politics. He gave his daughter
every advantage; particularly was she
versed in French, language which she
maintained with many of the graces of
that life and literature while girl. She
was reared in French family, and sub
sequently even learned the use Of the
rapier, practicing regularly in fencing ex-
rope, completing her education in Paris,
the fullness and breadth of travel.
While still quite young. her father,
General Harden, was appointed commits
sioner to treat with Cherokee Indians,
and resided in Rome, Ga. 1t was here
that romance entered her life which
gave it an interesting coloring toward
the close Of her days, but which did not
affect her at the time.
One of the agents or assistants In this
Indian transaction was John Howard
Payne, q young man from New England /;
he went to Athens with General Harden,
and met and loved his daughter Mary.
Payne was ardent and pathetic, but the
young girl was not touched by his wooing.
She was clear-headed, sensible, practical,
and does not seem to have cared much
for society, or to have allowed her
thoughts to turn to love. Payne loved
on. He wrote her. Sometimes his appeals
were in verse; always ardent. 1t was to
her that his soul, trouble-rocked and
| tempest tossed, indited those beautiful
words, "Home, Sweet Home" The
manuscript Miss Harden preserved and
priced.
When General Harden died at Atlanta
1t was found that his estate was involved,
and much of his property swept away.
His daughter went bravely to work with
her French translations and made liv-
ing. She did much work Of TIM sort for
large business houses and translating
diplomatic matters. The French legs-
tion in Washington used to keep her con-
stantly employed. The purity Of he,
French and the elegance Of her English
made her invaluable.
In this way Miss Harden soon acquired
enough to buy back much Of her fathers
property. The house in which she died
was one Of the places reclaimed by heI
indomitable work. She accumulated q
competency which sustained her through
life. She was worth about t25, 900, and
leaves, besides city property, stocks, bonds
and valuable jewelry. Among the latter
treasures in city bank are some costly
trinkets presented to her by persons Of
title and station when she went 70 Eu
rope RzdAoags.
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suffer the same injury or make compen-
sation in blankets. Every injury, even
death itself, has its value in blankets.
Recently large number of Sitka Indians
came down to Juneau in their canoes and
demanded settlement from the Auks for
A. AUX Ss.s Ss:s 1ns pnsyau id Tas
refused satisfaction, and in fight
which followed one Of their number
was injured. Immediately hostilities
ceased, the Auks claiming that the In
juries were now even. The Sitkas
agreed to this ON the condition that they
should b given . grand potlatch In
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save them from such . fate. The
shsman or medicine-man 10 all-power-
full in his tribe. He is usually
one who bears some birth-mark
and is brought up on Q peculiar diet
His hair is never cut, as 1t 10 thought that
would destroy his power. The shaman
eats the flesh Of the dead. believing that
he win thus become possessed of the
spirit Of the departed one. When an
Indian IL taken sick they believe his
spirit has left his body. His friends con-
sult the shaman, who, upon the receipt
Of fee in blankets, agrees TO send one
Of his own spirits after the wenderer. II
the patient fails to recover the shaman's
NE becomes In danger. and II ordss to save
hinssn hs declares that ths pstisnt has
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A perfect portrait Of Chauncey Mitch
ell Depew would present . picture keen,
bright, CHEEKY, thoughtful, grave and
gay by turns.
An odd combination
Yes, more than that. Unique. His
double does not, cannot exist. Barely
past the half century line, the president
Of the great New York Central has the
bearing of man of thirty, the spirits Of
boy Of twenty. Facts are stubborn
obstacles in the way Of diverse critics.
Fact records that this man, who may yet
hold the highest Office in the gift Of the
American people, has already written
his name on the roll Of public usefulness
in so many different places. and along
such varying planes, a. to suggest not
only his marvellous vitality, but the pc.
culiar versatility Of his gifts.
He was bred lawyer.
He was born in Peekskill, in 1884, and
after being graduated by Yale, in 1866,
was sent to the assembly of his native
State, where he was made chairman Of
the ways and means committee, acting
as Speaker also for some considerable
time. His frequent appearance in those
days, and ever since, upon the stump, on
the platform, in conventions and on
public occasions of divers nature, sug.
gests that he has the gift of CAB. Yes
but he is more than that. Many men
can gabble; very few can speak com
bining entertainment with instruction
freighting the whip-sillabub of merriment
with solid wisdom of well-matured
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Growing Smaller.

Who does not remember the sensation Of
"feeling ones way, in recitation, guided
solely by the expression of the teachers
face3
When one class was endeavoring to do
scribe the condition of the Roman empire,
at the time when Christianity was diffusing
denly turned to one of the pupils and asked:
WAS Rome growing all this timer?
"Yes, SIR"
The master turned away with such dis.
tinct negative upon his face that the boy q
once piped out
"Snailer r'- Youths Companion.
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thought. His friends regarded him
as born politician. He was more,
for he soon strobe far above
the level of simple politics, and en-
tered the realm of statecraft. As far back
as 1858 he was secretary Of state of New
York, to attain which post it was neces-
sary for him to reverse the Democratic
majority that made Seymour governor,
which he did, with $4,000 votes tospsre.
He was then as ever worker, and dur
ing canvass most exciting and absorb
ing he spoke daily, in the afternoon and
again at night. As secretary Of state
his record was clean, businesslike, ad-
mirable. A reelection was a matter Of
course, but he declined it, and then,
being appointed minister to Japan, after
holding the commission few weeks, he
resigned in consequence of the impera-
tive demands of his rapidly increasing
business.
He was bred, say, to the law.
But although pleasing and ready
speaker, with anecdotes and quick retorts
and repartees at the tip of his tongue,
with superabundant good nature, and
that faculty of understanding man which
would have made him a first-class jury
advocate. he preferred rather the dryer,
more intricate and perhaps more profita'
BILE line Of his profession, which led him
into the service of the great railroad Of
which he is now the president. So sig
nificant was his service at the time Van.
derbilt made his acquaintance and from
thence ON, say from 1866 until the present
date, that his rise was a mere question
Of time and opportunity. He was not
only the attorney Of the consolidated
roads, but in 1875 accepted the position
of general counsel, becoming also di-
rector in the Central and in all the great
Vanderbilt connections, such as the Chi.
cago and Northwestern, the st. Paul and
Omaha, the Michigan Central, and the
Nickle Plate, which led up In 1882, upon
the reorganization OF the roads, to his
appointment a. second vice president
The three generations OF Vanderbilt with
whom he has served-the old commodore
William ii. and the present regime-fully
appreciated his great ability, and did all
| AA4 sAASAA RVWSA w @SSk e~@s~e Osss - Ss>~
field toward which his ambitious eye
continually turned. Precisely why De
pew did net 60 to the Senate when
| Warner Miller was chosen ID one Of those
inner secrets which time alone will re-
veal. l always believed myself that hs
yielded his personal preference to the in
terests of the Vanderbilts. However
that may be, Q bird d's-eye view Of his career
showa, he having been an assemblyman
. candidate for lieutenant governor, .
secretary Of state, . regent Of the Stat!
University, . minister to Japan and
might add collector Of the port Of New
York, for which post his commission wal
once made out, although subsequently
torn up by President johnson, that hii
inner desire points toward political su
premacy and oflcial elevation.
Many people regard his position q
psesideut Of the New York Central - /
| virtual bar 70 furthsr political prsfes
fSss MI !: ssaS a q ! .ls..a = es.asa, u,
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a LESSON IN LANGUAGE.

a LESSON IN LANGUAGE.
Teacher-James, spell ''transatlantier'
James-T-ra-n-sa-t-l-a-n-t-i-c.
Teacher-Define It, please, James.
James-Across the Atlantic.
Teacher-Tommy, you may spell "transal-
pineT
Tommy-T.ra-n-s-a-lp-i-n-e.
Teacher-Now the definition, please.
Tommy-Across the Alps. i.
Teacher-Ihst Is right. Now, hickey
Smith. spell "translator."
Dicky-T-r-a-n-s-l-a-t-o-r.
Teacher Definition. Dickey.
Dicky-A cross slater.
Class adjourns.
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SHE TRIED 10 REPEAf II.

II have an original conundrum for you,
my dear" observed Mr.. Fangle, a. he took
his seat at the dinner table.
'What is 1t ?" asked Mrs. Fangle.
"Why are Anarchists like carpetsf'
''Tn have 70 give that up, I'm afraid"
because they ought to be put down."
''That's . good one. and I'm just going to
tell Mn. NcCorkle - soon q I ses her.
When the ladies met, Mrs.. Fangle said:
20, I've the best oonundrum for you.
like carpetsf"
"Tm sure I can't tall. Why are thsyr'
"Becauss they ought TO bs laid"
why, don't ~ the point" objected
Nrs. NcCorkle.
II don't either, now; but II wss very
funny when John told Il TO me-"
She has mot yet discovered how she lot the
thread.
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ouIrs.

An unwelcome gathering-s boil.
The ambidsxtrous individual has two write
hands.
With thscool~sather. firsplsoss win begin
TO show up in ''grste shape"
Telegraph Offices are noted places far tick,
but you have TO pay cash for your messages
Just the same.
4 ssdats Indian n oertain tribe may b.
spoken of q . sraS Disgsr.
Aeontamporazy has an aEtide on How
70 Nako psoth Agrsesble." We have nol
road ik ~ ~ nsEhod sdvissd = douhtaen
- olaavoo Ioaro ig>nne % your heigA
s. WuasAn y. G1vJE1n.
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NJ. .,.. 4, H.. .s,,a,.. -.
w;.h ss.s,.- ~ -. . ..s ~. ,..
a.. A. A.. '.s ,,ss -. - sS...s y ~. A ~
Not half 30 much a of her.
r.. A..
n,..,s ..s.'s,s. .s ssss..s s..s 1.y S-..s. ~ 81.
~ s.-s."- s-Si.i s'.s-ss 49,
For gravest Of philosophers.
And when she ,i.ts With ewes aslov
Into = tale from fairy Lore
ytremhie thsr for v.ii T Lnnv
1t must be followed by score.
Her little moods II orave or eav.
In constart exnectat;on iva
And she IN rare and reoal vsv
Asserts their sweet prerogative.
What vondrous legends devise
To please this maiden or amusei
For when see her anxious ewes
roo,,,d,,,t 10 ,.,o,,,d ,.f,,.e
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dren, parents and grandparents COM
ing together and asking to be taught.
Our government has not yet given them
much in that line, the pitiful sum Of $780,
600 having been appropriated last year.
They have great respect for those in au-
thority, and the governor. is constantly
appealed to to settle their troubles.
A. r. HACK.
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tuc toICm pOiCc, tuouSu sOuc VI
them are adorned with small white
flag. The bodies of the dead are
placed in square wooden boxes, in
sitting posture, and the boxes
are put inside the burial houses.
When a chief dies his remains are
left in his own house for an indefi-
mite time. They believe that the
souls of the dead turn to ravens,
which are with them sacred birds.
Blankets have for a long time
served as q currency among these
people. Every commodity has q
value In blankets. The wealthy
among them have a cache in the
woods where they deposit their
blankets. These caches are sacred
to the Indians and are never dis
turbed; not so to the white man,
however, for recently several of
them opened cache and took
from 1t q sloop-load of blankets.
Fortunately they were arrested and
the booty recovered.
The Mosaic law of an "eya for
an eye and tooth for tooth" pre-.
walls among the Alaskans. When
one is injured the wrong-doer must
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their husbands on business matters.
They are remarkably shrewd traders. A
Silka Indian is said to have made $25 900
in the past three years by trading. One
village last year sold 100000 worth of
fur, enough to give each family in
it 81 400. e.
The coast Indians have always con-
trolled the trade with the interior tribes.
Not long ago some of the latter told the
Sitka Indians who were trading with
them that they believed they were being
imposed upon. The Sitkas thereupon
invited them to send a delegation
down to the coast to find out
prices for themselves. The delegation
went back with the Sitkas, but beforethe
reached the coast messenger was SO nj
ahead to explain matters to the stor
keepers and to post them on what pricu y
they must ask. When the delegates n.
terviewed the storekeepers they found
prices just the same as the Sitkas had
been charging them, and returned to their
village satisfied with the fair dealings of
their Sitka friends.
Many OF these Indians are skillful
workmen. They do some very artistic
carving in stone, wood and bone. They
make bracelets, rings and earrings from
silver coin. The carving upon their lew
elry, though done with SO rude a tool as
an old file sharpened at the point, is very
creditable. The Chilkats' blankets stamp
them as people possessing great skill
in the art Of weaving Their mats, bas-
kets and other ware of that sort show
great skill. They make all their own
dyes for coloring their wares.
Wherever these people have come in
contact with civilization its effect soon
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peComtS marked. i ma I
they are abandoning their
old customs is seen in
many ways. The habit of
wearing a piece of silver
or bone thrust through q slit
cut in the lower lip is rapidly
dying out. 1t Is a rare
thing to see a young squaw
with such a deformity,
though it is common among
those who belong to the
departing generation. The
young women are never
seen with their faces
smeared with a mixture of
charcoal and seal oil, as is
common with the old
squaws. In fact, the rising
generation, so far as they
have opportu n atty, are
adopting everything Ameri-
can. The girls wear their
hair banged. Many Of them
around Juneau have their
dresses made by American
dressmakers, and have gone
SO far as to adopt the hustle.
The men are good work
men and always ready to
work. A number Of them
are employed at the Tread
well mine, getting % rs per
day, and are said to do better
work than the white miners.
They are anxious for educa-
tion. When q school is
opened they flock to it in
hundreds: often the chill
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HIS FIANCEE.

Interesting "Reminiscences Of John How
ard Psyne's Sweetheart.
Miss Mary Harden, ,fiancee of John How
ard Payne, and the lady for whom he wrote
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The first steps looking TOWARD the founda-
ton Of the present city Of New Orleans were
taken by the French governor, Blenville. in
17l0, when party Of convicts were ssnt out
70 clear up the swamp that wee chosen - it,
ate.
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bears, and will attack them
with no weapon but a knife.
The Tinnehs are polygamous
and sell their children into
slavery. When one of them
covets another's wife they
settle the matter by a wres-
Ting match with the great
est good feeling.
Among many of the tribes
the women do little work
and are treated with great
consideration. They man
age the family finances and
are AlWava cnnsnlted hv
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SHE THOUGHT 90.

He-Mamie, dear, don't you think love IN
cottage will be grand?
She-Perfectly lovely, Tom. Let's have
Queen Anne cottage, with all the modern iip-
provements.
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WHAT eHE rAYoREp.

DeWiggs-Aw, Miss Susie, I've been read
ing, aw, of incineration. Are you-aw-in
favor of cwemation, swf
Susie-Yes, Mr.. DeWiggs, am In favor
ton, that is.
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IN LIGHTER VEIN.
HE KNEW WHY,

HE KNEW WHY.
Jones-The stuff in pawnbroker's shnp
may be called "watered stock" Briggs.
Briggs-Why, Jonesf
Jones-Because 1t 10 I'm soak"
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OHAUNOEY NJ. DEPEW.
HOwARD's ESTIMATE OF THE
GREAT RAILROAD MAN.

Bred Lawyer, His Friends Regard Him
- . Born Politician Secretary Of state
for New York-vandsfbi1t's Intsrest In
Him-Publis Positions He Has Held.
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WHY RE GAVE IT THAT MANI

WHY he GAVE IT THAT NAME.
''Why did Hawthorne name one Of his
stories The Scarlet letter." asked Mrs.
Fangle.
because he wanted it red" promptly re-
piled her husband.
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he xrxPs COOL.

Professor snippit is always calm" 70
marked McFiddleton. HE never allows
himself to become heated in debate"
'"That is easily accounted for" replied
Niggler.
"How P"
HE keeps school, you know"
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QUITE LIKELY.

QUITE LIKELY.
Bipper-I see 1t stated that the gams Of
chess was invented in the year COS B. @.
Ponsonby-Is that 80 Then the man H'ho
invented 1t has perhaps finished the first
game by this time.
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been a marked decrease in the belief of

been marked decrease In the belief Of
the shaman's power.
Cremation was formerly very common
among these Indians, but since their con-
tact with the whites 1t has been to
large extent abandoned. Now, almost
every village has attached to 1t number
of small frame huts in which the remains
of the dead are placed. Over these build
ings, or close by them, are usually seen
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-08-04
Give Them q Chance!

That is to say, your lungs. Also all
your breathing machinery. Very wonder
fu machinery it is. Not only the larger
air-passages, but the thousands of little
tubes and cavities leading from them.
When these are clogged and choked with
matter which ought not to be there, your
lungs cannot half do their work. And what
they do, they cannot do well.
Call it cold, cough, Group, pneumonia,
catarrh, consumption or any of the family
of throat and nose and head and lung OBJ
structions, all are bad. All ought to be
got rid of. There is just one sure way to
get rid of them. That il to take Boschee's
German Syrup, which any druggist will
sell you Mt rs cents Il bottle. Even if
everything else has failed you, you may
depend upon this for certain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-08-04

"What gives us the most troubleY' said the
car conductor. women and ice carts.
Which is the worstl Both. Both are OBJ
structive, and on a road like this, where YOU
are timed on almost every block, they wear
out your nerve tissue. The women can never
get over tendency to stop an open car by
yanking the indicator string, and coming
home at night they load up with bundles like
freight train, and make trouble in getting
aboard. Ice carts are built to kill, and the
men who run 'em are all fighters. You can
have driver arrested if you want to, but it's
bis habit to block you till you rave, then he
gets out. No, there's nothing to do but
suffer Whered you say you told me to stop
mum! Union street, That's it right back
there Walk two blocks "-Brooklyn Eagle.